Evidence continues to point to Apple actively developing a 3D mapping surface through a combination of acquisitions and in-house development, with recent rumors suggesting that the iPhone maker has acquired a Swedish 3D mapping company. More: continued here

MacRumors has learned that Apple is planning to launch an update to its retail store iOS app that will allow consumers to utilize self-checkout for purchases of accessories and other shelf-stocked items at the company’s retail stores. According to our … Continue reading →

Macotakara follows up our July report of work on an ultra-thin 15″ Mac Notebook with news that this new thin 15″ model is getting closer: according to asian source, Apple seems already to have finished to develop MacBook Air 15″ … Continue reading →

Smartphones are packing more sensors these days, and application developers continue to find new ways to gain additional value from the sensors. Popular exercise app RunKeeper is the latest. Its software for iPhone and Android handsets includes an auto-pause function … Continue reading →

China Telecom, the No. 3 player in the Chinese mobile market, has managed to add 9 million subscribers in the third quarter and 26.4 million so far this year. No wonder mobile players such as Apple (AAPL) are so eager … Continue reading →

AirPlay Mirroring and iMessage are reportedly coming to OS X Lion, according to 9to5Mac’s sources. Airplay Mirroring demoed on an iPad 2 AirPlay Mirroring is a feature that first made its appearance on the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. It … Continue reading →

Hackers have succeeded in bringing a limited port of Apple’s new Siri voice assistant feature onto “jailbroken” versions of the iPhone 4 and the fourth-generation iPod touch, though they have noted that the workaround is not ready for a public … Continue reading →

Apple has already begun work on the next major revision to Mac OS X which is being labeled as version 10.8. Apple only just released the final version of OS X 10.7 (Lion) to customers in July. OS X Lion … Continue reading →

In August, we profiled a 3D mapping company called C3 Technologies that had been acquired by a mystery buyer. We suspected Apple was the purchaser of the company, but weren’t able to prove it at the time. Realtime map screenshot … Continue reading →

Apple doesn’t willingly telegraph its plans, but thanks to the filing of its 10-K, we get a peek into where the company plans to invest. Based on the reported capital expenditures for 2012, it looks like it’s doubling down on … Continue reading →

Last week, Apple released its annual 10-K report, offering a summary of the company’s financial performance and other items of interest for fiscal 2011. One interesting tidbit from the report is gaining some attention for its glimpse into the future, … Continue reading →

Apple’s new Siri voice recognition system is only officially available to new iPhone 4S users. Predictably, over the past few weeks, there have been variousattempts to port Siri to previous generation hardware. The early versions of these hacks, however, simply … Continue reading →

Plex, the media center solution of choice for many home theater PC fans, just received a massive update this weekend that makes it easier to access your and your friends’ media collection on your Android or iOS handset. The app … Continue reading →

Apple’s capital expenditures in its 2012 fiscal year are projected to increase by $3.4 billion, as the company gears up for major projects like its new solar farm in North Carolina, and a new corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif. More: … Continue reading →

The No. 2 free app on Apple’s app store is Cut the Birds, a mashup of two really popular iOS games: Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. The comments on the app’s review section say it all. I am just surprised … Continue reading →